Now, I'm no Apple fanboy, but at 90% off even I might be tempted to pick up a new MacBook Pro. As you likely already guessed, it's a scam.

Like most spam campaigns it will likely result in different web pages being displayed for users from different geographic locations.

The sites I was able to reach were chock full of Google Adwords in an attempt at revenue generation, but I didn't find anything malicious.

With the holiday season approaching we will likely continue to see spammers try to blur the lines between legitimate bargain prices and scams.

Also a good time to remember that your local postal service (e.g. USPS, Royal Mail and Canada Post) or delivery company (e.g. UPS, FedEx and DHL) are not going to email you asking you to open attachments.

Most of these messages are delivering banking Trojans like Zeus (ZBot) which in turn are further infecting victims with Cryptolocker ransomware.

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Chester Wisniewski is a Senior Security Advisor at Sophos Canada. He provides advice and insight into the latest threats for security and IT professionals with the goal of providing clear guidance on complex topics.
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